RE: I said I wouldn't...

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

ROTFLMAO

Yeah, right! Or at least that's the story you're going to weave ;-)

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 19 October 2001 18:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I said I wouldn't...
>
>
> True ... however for PS2 use you don't need a great quality video
> projector
> and so I guess it would be possible (although not sure how acceptable
to
> SWMBO) to buy a secondhand "presentation grade" LCD
projector and run
the
> PS2 through that...
>
> *grin*
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 19 October 2001 18:08
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I said I wouldn't...
> >
> >
> > LOL
> >
> > Guess one of the reasons I chose LCD!
> >
> > K.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 19 October 2001 14:59
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] I said I wouldn't...
> > >
> > >
> > > ...but of course I had to!
> > >
> > > I made the "mistake" of borrowing an LCD projector
from a fellow
group
> > > member for the purposes of demoing to another couple of
group
members
> > who
> > > are possibly interested in one for Home Cinema use ... well,
the
big
> > > advantage of LCD over CRT projectors is that they *CANNOT*
suffer
>from
> > > screen burn (which can happen quite easily with static
images on
CRT
> > > projection tubes). Obviously the biggest culprit for static
images
> > except
> > > for security cameras is video games - especially when you're
like
me
> > and
> > > believe that the Playstation 2 can only play Gran Turismo 3!
> > >
> > > Anyway, whilst having the LCD at home I decided to just try
the
PS2
> > > through
> > > it ... holy shit! To say the experience is immersive is
doing it
an
> > > injustice. I had my best man and his partner round the other
night
and
> > we
> > > were playing GT3 and all four of us were leaning into
corners etc!
> > >
> > > Anyway ... since the LCD projector goes back to its owner
tomorrow
> > after
> > > the
> > > last demo then I eventually cracked and fed it into the
video
scaler
> > which
> > > drives my CRT projector ... hmmm ... GT3 running at 1,280 x
1,024
as
> > an
> > > anamorphic widescreen upsampled image - LOVELY! Don't know
whether
> > I'll
> > > risk
> > > too much use of the PS2 on the projector but boy, is it fun!
> > >
> > > I love my toys!
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
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